Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 59.23 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income stood at 59.23 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income peaked at 59.23 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.65 million number, in 1970.
Lower middle income ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 31.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 31.91 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 32.55 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 33.13 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 33.65 million number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 34.18 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 34.96 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 35.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 36.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 37.43 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 38.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 39.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 40.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 40.92 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 41.79 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 42.64 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 43.73 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 44.88 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 46.00 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 47.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 47.90 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 48.82 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 49.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 50.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 51.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.66 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 52.08 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 52.40 million number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.64 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 52.86 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.24 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.59 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.93 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 54.47 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.85 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 55.27 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.67 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.05 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.39 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 56.87 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.37 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.87 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.61 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.95 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 59.15 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.23 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.46 million number | 30.65 million number | 36.62 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.47 million number | 37.43 million number | 46.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.16 million number | 47.03 million number | 52.40 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.07 million number | 52.64 million number | 55.67 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.88 million number | 56.05 million number | 59.23 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 4 Pakistan 5.21 million number compare
- 5 Indonesia 4.81 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 4.05 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 2.99 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 2.96 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 2.91 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.75 million number compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Lower middle income was 59.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 59.23 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.65 million number in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.